RoboScout Top MLB Prospects At Every Level On Aug. 4, 2024

Dominican Summer League Hitters (min 30 PA)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Emil Morales	LAD	100	100
2	Rainiel Rodriguez	STL	93	95
3	Eduardo Beltre	MIN	84	91
4	Jesus Made	MIL	81	89
5	Jose Anderson	MIL	81	85
6	Juneiker Caceres	CLE	80	82
7	Edward Florentino	PIT	70	81
8	Luis Pena	MIL	77	81
9	Yolfran Castillo	TEX	71	80
10	Stiven Martinez	BAL	72	78
11	Elvin Garcia	BAL	67	77
12	Arnaldo Lantigua	LAD	62	76
13	Adriander Mejia	BAL	63	76
14	Juan Ortuno	MIL	69	76
15	Jirvin Morillo	CIN	68	75
16	Cesar Lugo	CHC	63	75
17	Estivel Morillo	CLE	73	75
18	Jaset Martinez	CIN	61	74
19	Queni Pineda	NYY	60	74
20	Sebastian Baquera	TEX	63	73

 

Dodgers shortstop Emil Morales regains the top spot by a large gap after a preposterous week where he hit five home runs and stole two bases. Morales now leads all DSL hitters with 12 homers through 167 plate appearances. He’s likely the consensus top prospect in the DSL, although Jesus Made (Brewers), or Eduardo Beltre (Twins) if you listened to our latest fantasy podcast, may take offense.

Morales’ teammate, Arnaldo Lantigua, is second in the DSL with 10 homers after hitting three this week. Lantigua now ranks 12th on our hitters list after ranking No. 24 last week. Lantigua signed for $700,000 as a physically mature corner outfielder out of the Dominican Republic in 2023. He had above-average power with average speed. Keep in mind he’s repeating the level and is already 18 years old.

In 2023, Lantigua’s 90th percentile exit velocity was 99.7 mph with a 106.7 mph max. This year he already has six balls in play that have been hit over 104 mph, with a maximum exit velocity of 109.4 mph. He also has been showing little problem catching up to high velocity in a small sample size. We don’t like to invest too heavily in 18-year-olds who are doing well in the DSL, but Lantigua is also showing average contact and average chase to supplement his plus exit velocities. Expect to see him stateside next year and to likely reach full-season ball.

Complex League Hitters (FINAL, min 25 PA)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Franklin Arias	BOS	100	100
2	Robert Calaz	COL	100	98
3	Yeremi Cabrera	TEX	97	97
4	Eric Bitonti	MIL	94	96
5	Pablo Guerrero	TEX	93	93
6	Eduardo Quintero	LAD	84	89
7	Eduardo Tait	PHI	97	88
8	Yoeilin Cespedes	BOS	84	87
9	Javier Mogollon	CHW	86	85
10	Engelth Urena	NYY	77	84
11	Welbyn Francisca	CLE	85	84
12	Daiverson Gutierrez	NYM	79	83
13	Starlyn Caba	PHI	79	83
14	Edgleen Perez	NYY	74	82
15	Brailer Guerrero	TBR	76	81
16	Felnin Celesten	SEA	76	81
17	Braylin Morel	TEX	85	81
18	Miguel Rodriguez	BAL	74	80
19	Yolfran Castillo	TEX	76	80
20	Jhonny Severino	PIT	75	79
21	Aroon Escobar	PHI	72	79
22	Jeremy Rodriguez	NYM	84	79
23	Luis Merejo	CLE	73	78
24	Dameury Pena	MIN	78	78
25	Yasser Mercedes	MIN	73	78
26	Carlos Tavares	WSN	72	77
27	Demetrio Crisantes	ARI	66	75
28	Franyerber Montilla	DET	70	74
29	Antonis Macias	TEX	65	74
30	Alexander Albertus	LAD	68	73
31	Arjun Nimmala	TOR	73	73
32	John Gil	ATL	76	73
33	Abrahan Ramirez	NYY	65	73
34	Walker Jenkins	MIN	65	72
35	Andruw Musett	BOS	69	72

With the Complex League season over, we’ve extended out the list to display the Top 35.

Complex League Pitchers (FINAL, min 12 IP)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Trevor Harrison	TBR	95	100
2	Yordy Herrera	STL	100	100
3	Christian Zazueta	LAD	89	93
4	Samuel Sanchez	LAD	94	93
5	Sean Linan	LAD	92	92
6	Ovis Portes	BOS	86	92
7	Hayden Robinson	MIL	95	91
8	Joseph Yabbour	NYM	84	91
9	Keyner Benitez	MIA	100	91
10	Jefferson Jean	OAK	89	91
11	Juan Valera	BOS	87	89
12	Jacob Bresnahan	CLE	94	89
13	Rafael Gonzalez	HOU	84	89
14	Adrian Herrera	CIN	84	88
15	Johan Simon	TOR	81	88
16	Jogly Garcia	CLE	84	88
17	Alix Hernandez	SFG	86	88
18	Sandy Ozuna	COL	92	86
19	Luis Morellis	CIN	89	85
20	Jesus Carrera	HOU	86	85
21	Hyun-Seok Jang	LAD	83	85
22	Keythel Key	LAA	80	84
23	Zander Mueth	PIT	78	84
24	Jordarlin Mendoza	NYY	78	84
25	Nelfy Ynfante	STL	91	84

 

Low-A Hitters (min 25 PA)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Franklin Arias	BOS	97	100
2	Leodalis De Vries	SDP	100	98
3	Colt Emerson	SEA	88	92
4	Michael Arroyo	SEA	88	89
5	Aidan Smith	SEA	85	87
6	Kevin McGonigle	DET	84	86
7	Eduardo Tait	PHI	93	86
8	Blake Mitchell	KCR	81	84
9	Starlyn Caba	PHI	81	83
10	Zyhir Hope	LAD	77	82
11	Jaison Chourio	CLE	81	82
12	Demetrio Crisantes	ARI	76	82
13	Axiel Plaz	PIT	87	81
14	Jonny Farmelo	SEA	78	81
15	Lazaro Montes	SEA	92	81
16	Arjun Nimmala	TOR	84	80
17	Walker Jenkins	MIN	77	80
18	Josue De Paula	LAD	75	80
19	Jeral Perez	LAD	76	78
20	Yasser Mercedes	MIN	73	75
21	Alfredo Duno	CIN	77	75
22	Jesus Baez	NYM	77	74
23	Max Clark	DET	77	74
24	Ralphy Velazquez	CLE	75	74
25	Cooper Pratt	MIL	73	73

Although Phillies SS Starlyn Caba has a 24 wRC+ through 33 Low-A plate appearances, he has seven steals without being caught. We’ve previously raved about his elite defense from the shortstop position. If he can steal 25-to-30 bases per season, he has set a very high fantasy floor.

Caba’s teammate, C Eduardo Tait, has already blasted three home runs through 28 plate appearances for Clearwater. Tait hit six homers at the Complex at 17 years old and is one of RoboScout’s favorite breakouts of 2024. Only two months older than Leodalis de Vries (Padres), Tait has actually produced a higher 90th percentile exit velocity (103.8 mph vs 102.2 mph) and maximum exit velocity (112.2 mph vs. 106.9 mph) than the Padres prospect. Of course, the quality of the pitching they have faced this season is literally a minor league level apart.

Tait needs to continue developing defensively. He has an above-average arm, but other parts of his game behind the plate need refinement. If he can, he may enter 2025 as a preseason top-50 fantasy prospect who projects for 25+ homers a year.

Arjun Nimmala (Blue Jays) has continued to wield a hot bat since returning to Low-A Dunedin on June 27. He has smashed nine home runs over that time and now sits 16th on the Low-A hitters list. Although he has clearly rediscovered the potential 30-home run power that the Blue Jays envisioned when they drafted him in the first round in 2023, he does still have some swing-and-miss in his game, with a 68% contact rate on the season. Even in his hot streak during this second go-around in Low-A, Nimmala has a 32% strikeout rate. He has a better-than-league-average chase rate to go along with his plus barrel rate and plus expected wOBA on contact. There is still a long road ahead for the 18-year old. The fact that he has made adjustments after his initial struggles bodes well for his future.

JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals) has made 19 plate appearances in Low-A Palm Beach, and despite no home runs or stolen bases yet, he does have a 170 wRC+ with more walks than strikeouts. So far, it’s an encouraging debut for the No. 7 pick in the 2024 draft.

Low-A Pitchers (min 12 IP)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Matt Wilkinson	CLE	100	100
2	Jonah Tong	NYM	91	95
3	Quinn Mathews	STL	86	95
4	Alejandro Rosario	TEX	85	93
5	Didier Fuentes	ATL	84	92
6	Jarlin Susana	WSN	81	92
7	Travis Sykora	WSN	88	92
8	Santiago Suarez	TBR	80	91
9	Grant Taylor	CHW	77	89
10	Trevor Harrison	TBR	82	88
11	Eliazar Dishmey	MIA	75	87
12	Yujanyer Herrera	MIL	84	84
13	Sean Linan	LAD	83	82
14	Thomas White	MIA	72	82
15	Kohl Drake	TEX	82	82
16	George Klassen	LAA	81	82
17	Gary Gill Hill	TBR	81	82
18	Jace Kaminska	COL	77	81
19	Welinton Herrera	COL	70	79
20	Ovis Portes	BOS	70	79
21	Bishop Letson	MIL	69	79
22	Mavis Graves	PHI	85	79
23	Jose Gonzalez	TEX	72	79
24	Adam Serwinowski	CIN	67	79
25	Noble Meyer	MIA	68	78

Braves righty Didier Fuentes struck out 16 while walking just two over nine innings in a pair of starts since the all-star break. I won’t mention the eight earned runs he allowed during that time. Instead, RoboScout is far more interested in the 35% strikeout rate and 5% walk rate over his last five starts.

As we’ve mentioned before, the 19-year-old (he doesn’t turn 20 until next June) has a solid fastball/slider mix. It’s fronted by his super-flat, low-slot 93 mph four-seam fastball that has over six-and-a-half feet of extension. He’ll likely need to develop his split changeup, which he throws 7% of the time, to stick in the rotation. The teenager has added 2 mph to his average slider velocity compared to last year and has seen his fastball max out at 96 mph this year compared to 94.3 in 2023. He has shown he can make significant gains to his arsenal. Fuentes is a fascinating and underrated arm in the Braves organization.

Rays 18-year-old righty Trevor Harrison has struck out 31% of batters over his first 17 innings for Low-A Charleston. That’s the second-highest mark of the 11 pitchers with 12+ innings in Low-A in their age-18 season, behind only Alex Clemmey (Nationals by way of the Guardians) who struck out 33% in 69 innings. Although Harrison does have a 10% walk rate, that is the fourth-lowest rate for the same pitching cohort. With a 94 mph fastball that has touched 98 mph, an 84 mph bullet slider, a changeup with nine mph velocity separation and 10 inches of vertical separation, and even an 88 mph cutter, the former high school teammate of Aidan Miller (Phillies) shows a midrotation starter’s arsenal.

Nationals righty Travis Sykora has climbed into the top seven. Sykora has a 45% strikeout rate over his last 32 innings. That’s the highest rate of punchies by any Low-A pitcher with at least 20 innings. Over that time, the 20-year-old has a sub-1.00 WHIP and a sub-2.00 ERA, along with a scintillating 22% swinging strike rate. His walk rate during that time is hovering right at 10% but even though a double-digit walk rate is a little higher than we would want, the 95 mph fastball from big extension, fronting an 83 mph slider and split changeup that both get over 50% whiffs, is a clear midrotation arsenal. Sykora is a solid top-125 fantasy prospect.

High-A Hitters (min 25 PA)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Michael Arroyo	SEA	100	100
2	Luke Adams	MIL	99	100
3	Luke Keaschall	MIN	93	96
4	Kevin McGonigle	DET	95	96
5	Sebastian Walcott	TEX	99	95
6	Xavier Isaac	TBR	91	92
7	Sal Stewart	CIN	85	90
8	Lazaro Montes	SEA	98	90
9	Josue De Paula	LAD	83	89
10	Carter Jensen	KCR	86	88
11	Jesus Baez	NYM	86	86
12	Max Clark	DET	87	85
13	Alex Freeland	LAD	77	84
14	Jhostynxon Garcia	BOS	78	83
15	Brayden Taylor	TBR	80	82
16	Bryce Eldridge	SFG	78	81
17	William Bergolla	CHW	80	81
18	Henry Bolte	OAK	76	80
19	Angel Genao	CLE	76	80
20	Mike Boeve	MIL	72	80
21	Samuel Zavala	CHW	78	80
22	Cam Collier	CIN	81	80
23	Cooper Ingle	CLE	72	79
24	Jefferson Rojas	CHC	75	78
25	C.J. Kayfus	CLE	70	77

Josue De Paula (Dodgers) has had a reasonably quiet 2024 season. Yet he sits in the top 10 of the High-A list as a teenager with a 125 wRC+, two home runs and four stolen bases over 98 plate appearances. With better than league-average swing decisions, contact and quality of contact—all the more impressive because he will stay a teenager until next May—the only knock against the sweet-swinging lefthander is that his defense may ultimately relegate him to a DH-only profile. Still, with the potential for a 60-hit, 60-power profile, he should be a no-doubt fantasy contributor.

Rockies 3B Kyle Karros hasn’t ranked on the High-A list yet, but he has performed quite well recently. Since June 14, Karros has put up a 180 wRC+ with nine home runs and seven stolen bases. The 2023 fifth-round pick has played a solid third base all season and has a solidly average contact rate, chase rate, and barrel rate, though he is far more effective against fastballs than against secondaries. Note that High-A Spokane boosts homers for righthanded batters by nearly 47%. RoboScout accounts for this already, but make sure you are doing the internal math when looking at the back of his baseball card.

No. 1 pick Travis Bazzana has a 183 wRC+ with a home run and a steal through 17 plate appearances for High-A Lake County. On the face of it, his 41% strikeout rate is puzzling. Keep in mind that he has a 7% swinging strike rate, which is indicative of his extremely passive approach to start his professional debut. It’s something to watch as he accrues a larger sample size.

Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) hit his first High-A home run this week and has maintained a sub-3% strikeout rate over his first 39 plate appearances for West Michigan. With his near-90% contact rate on the season, it is clear that the infielder has one of the better hit tools in the minor leagues. Subsequently, RoboScout projects him for a .280/.360 batting average and on-base percentage in the major leagues with around 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases. He’s a top-15 prospect per RoboScout.

High-A Pitchers (min 12 IP)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Noah Schultz	CHW	90	100
2	Quinn Mathews	STL	92	99
3	Luis Perales	BOS	88	98
4	Alejandro Rosario	TEX	92	97
5	Matt Wilkinson	CLE	100	97
6	Owen Murphy	ATL	90	97
7	Jarlin Susana	WSN	88	97
8	Chase Dollander	COL	88	97
9	Zebby Matthews	MIN	83	92
10	Jonah Tong	NYM	90	91
11	George Klassen	PHI	83	90
12	K.C. Hunt	MIL	90	88
13	Kohl Drake	TEX	92	88
14	Brett Wichrowski	MIL	80	87
15	Thomas White	MIA	80	87
16	Sean Sullivan	COL	93	87
17	Alessandro Ercolani	PIT	74	85
18	Winston Santos	TEX	76	84
19	Jaden Hamm	DET	84	83
20	Jedixson Paez	BOS	92	82
21	Brandyn Garcia	SEA	71	81
22	Owen Wild	TBR	77	80
23	Austin Peterson	CLE	79	80
24	Ethan Pecko	HOU	79	80
25	Lazaro Estrada	TOR	69	80

Nationals righty Jarlin Susana has been lights out in his first four starts for High-A Wilmington. Susana has 26 strikeouts to just three walks while going at least five innings in each start. We can’t undersell his improvements: in 56 innings in Low-A, he had a 12% walk rate and in the 20 innings he has pitched in High-A, his walk rate is under 4%! When you average 100 mph with nearly six and a half feet of extension and an 89 mph slider, you barely need to use your changeup—even if it has nearly 18 inches of armside fade.

His 57% groundball rate in High-A only adds to his floor, especially after eliciting the second-highest Low-A mark among pitchers with at least 50 innings. Susana was a popular sleeper in 2023. His lack of command prevented him from meeting that potential and seemed to all but assure his destiny as a reliever. This season, with his vastly improved command—at least recently—he might be changing that narrative. Worst case, he should be a successful major league closer.

Congratulations to Sean Sullivan (Rockies) on his promotion to Double-A Hartford on the heels of his 39% strikeout rate and sub-5% walk rate over his last four starts.

Double-A Hitters (min 25 PA)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Emmanuel Rodriguez	MIN	100	100
2	Agustin Ramirez	NYY	89	89
3	Luke Keaschall	MIN	86	89
4	Moises Ballesteros	CHC	88	87
5	Roman Anthony	BOS	86	86
6	Carter Jensen	KCR	86	85
7	Matthew Lugo	BOS	80	84
8	Ryan Clifford	NYM	81	80
9	Cole Young	SEA	81	80
10	Deyvison De Los Santos	ARI	83	80
11	Hao-Yu Lee	DET	79	79
12	Kristian Campbell	BOS	73	79
13	Alex Freeland	LAD	72	79
14	Edgar Quero	CHW	76	78
15	Samuel Basallo	BAL	86	77
16	C.J. Kayfus	CLE	74	77
17	Matt Shaw	CHC	75	76
18	Carson Williams	TBR	77	76
19	Henry Bolte	OAK	75	76
20	Colby Thomas	OAK	71	75
21	Dalton Rushing	LAD	67	74
22	Jacob Wilson	OAK	67	74
23	Tyler Locklear	SEA	66	72
24	Jimmy Crooks	STL	66	71
25	Nick Cimillo	PIT	63	71

Royals C Carter Jensen continues to mash since his Double-A promotion, hitting two homers in his first seven games. We have written about Jensen before and he ranks in the High-A top 10 as well. RoboScout likes his average-to-above average contact rate and chase rate, and his plus barrel rate and 90th percentile exit velocity. The 20-year-old’s 16 steals this season are the biggest surprise. I don’t expect him to steal more than 10 bases in the major leagues, but with an above-average bat and 20-ish home runs, it won’t be necessary in order to be productive in fantasy.

Although he is potentially behind Blake Mitchell (Royals) on the catching depth chart, Jensen is two levels ahead of him, giving him a potential head start on establishing himself in the major leagues before Mitchell creates any potential roster controversy (of the good variety). One thing to note is that Jensen has caught 30% of High-A base runners trying to steal against him this year while Mitchell has only thrown out 13% of would-be base stealers in Low-A. On the other side of the coin, Freddy Fermin has thrown out 56% of stolen base attempts in 2024, good enough for highest in the major leagues. Luckily, RoboScout is not needed to help resolve this catching situation for Kansas City.

Prior to the season, Matt Shaw (Cubs) was an extremely popular name in redraft leagues. After all, we already know about him in dynasty leagues. But eyebrows were first raised when the Cubs made a preseason trade for Michael Busch. Shaw was expected to be a fantasy contributor but has instead remained at Double-A all season. He finished May with an OPS below .750. Over the last six, weeks however, Shaw has been one of the hottest hitters in the minors, let alone in Double-A, and has climbed into the top 20.

Shaw finished June with a .901 OPS and posted a 1.061 OPS in July. Over his last 123 plate appearances, he has eight home runs and stolen eight bases, showing the type of production we expected coming into the season. On the season, the likely third baseman has put up a 77% contact rate, down from the 84% mark he had in his brief 2023, and his max exit velocity still has not attained the 112 mph mark that he achieved in 2023. Still, with another three home runs this week, it’s merely a matter of time before he finds himself in Triple-A Iowa.

Double-A Pitchers (min 12 IP)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Zebby Matthews	MIN	100	100
2	Noah Schultz	CHW	98	100
3	Logan Henderson	MIL	98	94
4	Bubba Chandler	PIT	90	93
5	Tink Hence	STL	98	89
6	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	91	87
7	Thomas Harrington	PIT	90	87
8	Brandon Sproat	NYM	89	85
9	Troy Melton	DET	84	84
10	Quinn Mathews	STL	84	84
11	Ben Casparius	LAD	81	83
12	Blade Tidwell	NYM	79	82
13	Ben Shields	NYY	85	82
14	Chandler Champlain	KCR	95	82
15	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	77	82
16	Jackson Jobe	DET	77	81
17	Caden Dana	LAA	85	80
18	Winston Santos	TEX	79	80
19	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	84	80
20	Carson Palmquist	COL	83	79
21	Zach Penrod	BOS	87	79
22	Kyle McGowin	CHC	82	79
23	Shane Smith	MIL	85	78
24	Yilber Diaz	ARI	83	78
25	Brandon Young	BAL	89	78

Brandon Sproat’s Friday night performance was the big story this week. The Mets righty struck out 13 batters, including 11th in a row. The outing jumped him from No. 25 to inside the top 10 of the Double-A list and earned him a promotion to Triple-A Syracuse. On the season, the 23-year-old righthander has put his 96 mph four-seam fastball, 86 mph slider, and changeup to good use, leading to a sub-1.00 WHIP and sub-3.00 on all ERA indicators. Sproat, along with Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Blade Tidwell, has the Mets future rotation sitting in a nice spot for the next five years.

Drue Hackenberg (Braves) was a popular add in dynasty leagues last week. That makes a lot of sense when you realize he has struck out 22 batters and only walked one over his last 12 innings. If you add his previous three starts to those two, yes he has a 35% strikeout rate, but he also has an 11% walk rate. Under the hood, Hackenberg primarily throws his curveball, which has a foot of sweep and generates over 40% whiffs, followed by two fastballs that sit 92 to 94 mph and a changeup. Interestingly, Hackenberg elicited a 98th percentile 61% groundball rate in 59.1 High-A innings. In 29 Double-A innings, though, he has a 34% groundball rate. In our Top 30 write-up we compared him to Bryce Elder with a better fastball. RoboScout agrees and projects him as a back-of-the-rotation starter.

It’s worth noting that Jackson Jobe (Tigers) last year had a walk rate under 3% over 68 innings. This year in Double-A, he has a 14.5% walk rate over 42 innings. The WHIP is still only 1.11 on account of the hellacious stuff. Interestingly, although he increased his fastball velocity (97.1 mph compared to 96.5 in 2023) and has topped out at 100 mph compared to 98 last year, his slider now averages 82 mph compared to 85 mph in 2023. He has added four inches of sweep (17 vs. 13 in 2023). The trade-off in sweep compared to velocity is essentially even from a stuff perspective, but it’s puzzling nonetheless. Jobe’s strikeout and walk rates are eerily similar to Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski. Will we start to see more bullpen risk concerns for Jobe?

Triple-A Hitters (min 25 PA)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	James Wood	WSN	100	100
2	Jackson Holliday	BAL	93	92
3	Coby Mayo	BAL	88	91
4	Kyle Manzardo	CLE	83	88
5	Adrian Del Castillo	ARI	79	86
6	Miguel Vargas	CHW	78	86
7	Jose Fermin	STL	75	84
8	Andy Pages	LAD	74	82
9	Chase Meidroth	BOS	74	81
10	Elehuris Montero	COL	73	81
11	Jacob Wilson	OAK	70	78
12	Dillon Dingler	DET	69	78
13	Shay Whitcomb	HOU	76	77
14	Angel Martinez	CLE	75	76
15	Moises Ballesteros	CHC	74	76
16	Agustin Ramirez	MIA	73	76
17	Deyvison De Los Santos	MIA	82	76
18	Javier Sanoja	MIA	75	75
19	Matthew Lugo	LAA	68	75
20	Henry Davis	PIT	72	74
21	Joey Loperfido	HOU	65	73
22	Niko Kavadas	LAA	63	73
23	Jonatan Clase	TOR	69	73
24	Jerar Encarnacion	SFG	66	72
25	Edgar Quero	CHW	69	72

Congratulations to Dillon Dingler (Tigers) for his major league callup one day after appearing in these pages. Of course, two Orioles were also summoned to the big leagues: Jackson Holliday for the second time and Coby Mayo.

Giants outfielder Jerar Encarnacion is another interesting callup. He has 10 homers in his last 146 plate appearances dating back to June 14. The 26-year old has always had above-average bat speed, and has a 90th percentile exit velocity above 108 mph. In 2023, his contact rate was 58%, far below league average and worse than the 66% rate he had in 2022. In 2024, though, his contact rate is essentially league-average for Triple-A. When paired with his xwOBAcon that is essentially equivalent to Deyvison De Los Santos (Marlins via the Diamondbacks) and an OPS that is essentially the same as James Wood (Nationals). It’s quite possible that Encarnacion might be a source of power in redraft leagues this year.

Triple-A Pitchers (min 15 IP)

Rank	Name	Team	Robo	RoboCast
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	100	100
2	Christian Scott	NYM	91	91
3	Zebby Matthews	MIN	87	88
4	David Festa	MIN	89	80
5	Will Warren	NYY	80	80
6	Chayce McDermott	BAL	81	79
7	Tylor Megill	NYM	81	78
8	Jack Leiter	TEX	75	77
9	Carson Spiers	CIN	76	77
10	Tobias Myers	MIL	74	76
11	Chad Patrick	MIL	77	75
12	Louie Varland	MIN	79	75
13	Yilber Diaz	ARI	79	74
14	Cade Povich	BAL	85	74
15	Elieser Hernandez	LAD	74	74
16	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	76	74
17	Robert Gasser	MIL	71	73
18	Blake Snell	SFG	74	72
19	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	74	72
20	Alek Manoah	TOR	76	72
21	Slade Cecconi	ARI	78	71
22	Quinn Priester	PIT	84	71
23	Cristian Mena	ARI	80	71
24	Reid Detmers	LAA	85	70
25	Matt Manning	DET	68	70

Congratulations to Will Warren (Yankees) for earning his major league debut after we spoke about him last week.

Now that Zebby Matthews (Twins) has accrued 14 innings in Triple-A, he finds himself leapfrogging organizational mate David Festa (Twins) and sitting third on the list. He also hasn’t walked anyone in Triple-A yet.

Happy bidding!